The Deadly Prelude to South Africa’s First Free Elections – The New York Times

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The Deadly Prelude to South Africa’s First Free Elections

The vote in 1994 was a time of hope — but in the weeks before, the country came close to the abyss. A photographer remembers what he witnessed.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/world/africa/violence-south-africa-1994-elections.html

To my left lay Ken Oosterbroek, mortally wounded, while to my right, Greg Marinovich clutched at his chest, holding on for dear life. Friends and fellow photographers who had dedicated their careers to documenting the violent, dying throes of apartheid lay dead and wounded.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/world/africa/violence-south-africa-1994-elections.html